古事記や万葉集にもその名が登場する日本古来の物の怪「鵺(ぬえ)」を題材にした特撮映画。舞台となる群馬県万座温泉に古くから伝わる「鵺信仰」に翻弄される男と女、鵺の捕獲を試みるUMA(未確認動物)雑誌の編集長、そして鵺の血を受け継ぐ男など、鵺をめぐる人々の想いが奇想天外に交錯していく。「映画 怪物くん」「進撃の巨人」などの梅沢壮一が鵺の特殊メイクを担当。A young college graduate name Chiaki brings her friend Mai to visit her hometown called Nuegabuchi, a hot spring village. The village has many legends of a mysterious monster called nue. In the middle of the night, Chiaki would hear eerie cries of a monster, bringing up grim memories from her childhood. During her visit, it is revealed that Sawatsukumori, the man who killed Chiaki's father twelve years ago, was just released on parole and is now missing. In another scene, we see a magazine editor named Kyogoku taking orders from a mysterious woman to capture the nue. Kyogoku eventually arrives at Nuegabuchi and comes head to head with the nue.
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